The difference between group 1 and group 2 metals is that group 1 metals have ONE valence electron and group 2 have TWO valence electrons. This makes a great difference in how they react chemically with other elements and compounds.
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the difference is that they are different types of metals, and group one is highly reactive and generally soft. Group two however is less reactive and is also harder.
Group 1: metals, highly reactive, don't exist in nature by themselves.
Group 18: gases, non-reactive, exist in nature in small amounts.
Elements of Group 18 may be called as;1-Noble gases 2-Rare gases 3- Inert gases
The main group elements are groups 1, 2, and 13 - 18.
The number of valence electrons for the elements increases across a period, from 1 (group 1) to 8 (group 18).
group 18 has completely filled electronic configuration and hence are stable. group 1 and group 2 have 1 and 2 electrons respectively in their valence shells and needs to lose these to attain completely filled electronic configuration. hence they are reactive.
Groups on the periodic table are numbered from 1 to 18, with the group number corresponding to the number of valence electrons in the elements of that group. Group 1 elements have 1 valence electron, group 2 elements have 2 valence electrons, and so on. Groups 1, 2, and 13-18 are known as the main group elements.